Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1890-1893, Part 6

Author:
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Town of Plymouth
Number of Pages: 584


USA > Massachusetts > Plymouth County > Plymouth > Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1890-1893 > Part 6


Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).


Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24


Richard B. Brown,


Annie B. Diman,


George F. Davee,


Mabel W. Doten,


Michael J. Dolan,


Effie D. Finney,


Willard P. Gray,


Amelia B. Holmes,


Harry H. Morton,


Faustina F. Holmes,


Annie M. Bartlett,


Lydia E. Holmes,


Esther J. Bartlett,


Deborah Howland,


Gertrude C. Bennett,


Mabel G. Hoxie,


Charlotte J. Burgess,


Edith L. King,


Mary B. Magee,


Maud Morton,


Mildred F. Parker,


May H. Sears,


Ella A. Taylor.


8


114


Statistics.


LOCATION OF SCHOOLS.


GRADES.


TEACHERS.


Salaries.


Enrolment.


Average Membership.


Average Altendance.


| No. over 15 years.


|No. between 8 and 14 years.


Green,


High School,


Carrie E. Small,


$1,500 170 158 152 89 81


Emma F. Eames,


700


Ada B. Chandler,


700


Jennie C. Whitten,


500


Carrie L. Barker,


500


Russell Street,


Grammar,


Aaron W. Cornish,


1,000


40 36 31 6 34


Mt. Pleasant,


Grammar,


John W. Herrick,


1,000


49 43


39


6 35


North,


Grammar,


Charles F. Cole,


1,000


54 49 47 4 34


Chiltonville,


Grammar,


Elmer E. Sherman,


1,000


52 47 44 6 44


So. Plymouth, North,


Grammar,


Frances A. Hadaway,


500


27


25


20


3 24


Wellingsley,


Intermediate,


Addie L. Bartlett,


400


45 37


31


0 31


Russell Street,


Third Grade,


Carrie I. Mace,


400


56 52


44 40


0 47


Russell Street,


Second Grade,


May H. Chandler,


360


47


45


41


0 47


Cold Spring,


Primary,


Frances E. Hovey,


320


39


37


35


0 21


South Street,


Primary,


Charlotte A. Bearce,


320


28


22


19


0


6


Mt. Pleasant, North,


Primary,


Mary A. Moning,


320


57


42


34


0 57


Oak Street,


Primary,


Lina F. Bates,


320


40


35


31


40


0


3


Oak Street,


Sub-Primary,


Nellie M. Smith,


320


54


11


32


0


3


South Street,


Sub-Primary,


Mary E. Morton,


320


42


37


34


0


3


South Street,


Sub-Primary,


Katie O'Brien,


320


34


32


30


0


3


Cold Spring,


Sub-Primary,


Myra C. Holmes,


320


63


55


50


0


5


North,


Sub-Primary,


Mary F. Klingenhagen,


320


88


63


47


0 11


Cliff,


Primary,


Martha W. Whitmore,


300


27


22


20


0 10


Chiltonville,


Primary,


Katie W. Sampson,


300


34


27


30 28


4 18


So. Plymouth,


Primary,


Lydia A. Sampson,


300


30


27


24


0 22


South Pond,


Ungraded,


Addie E. Thrasher,


320


16


14 13 0 10


Long Pond,


Ungraded,


Nellie B. Holmes,


300


20


16 13 1 11


Cedarville,


Ungraded,


Hepsie E. Pierce.


360


23


20


19 2 16


Ellisville,


Ungraded,


Fannie E. Hadaway,


320


10


8


7


2


6


Intermediate,


Anna A. Jones,


500


38


29


0 38


Mt. Pleasant,


Third Grade,


Augusta M. Morton,


400


55


48 43 0 55


Russell Street,


Second Grade,


Mary A. Aldriclı,


360


47


Mt. Pleasant,


Second Grade,


Nelia D. Burbank,


360 320


56


51


45


0 49


School Street,


Primary,


Priscilla Perkins,


320


46


44


41


0 34


Spring Street,


Sub-Primary,


Mary J. Ellis,


320


61


47


23 0 16


Russell Mills,


Primary,


Mary A. Morton,


300


45


41


36


32 0 30


Primary,


Grace D. Chandler,


0


29


50 2 51


-


High School : Order of Exercises-Monday, Wednesday and Friday.


TIME.


MISS SMALL.


MISS EAMES.


MISS CHANDLER.


MISS WHITTEN.


MISS BARKER.


[8.00


Opening Exercises,


8.20


2 Geometry,


B., 4 Physics,


1 Literature,


A., 4 Literature,


3 French,


9.00


1 Geometry,


A., + Physics,


2 Literature,


B., 4 Literature,


3 Book-keeping,


9.45


2 Algebra,


B., 4 Chemistry,


1 German,


3 History, M. & F. College History, W.,


3 Latin, W.,


10.30-10.45,


Recess,


2 Chemistry. M. & F., 3 German, M. & F.,


1 History, M.,


10.55


1 Composition, W. & F. 3 Science, W .,


2 German, W.,


4 Latin, M., A., 4 History, W. & F., 1 French, W.,


1 Latin, F.,


11.35


1 Algebra,


A .. 4 Chemistry,


3 Literature,


B., 4 History,


2 French,


12.15


College Mathematics, 1 Physics,


4 German,


3 Physical Geography, 2 Latin,


115


7


High School: Order of Exercises-Tuesday and Thursday.


TIME.


MISS SMALL.


MISS EAMES.


MISS CHANDLER.


MISS WHITTEN.


MISS BARKER.


8.00


Opening Exercises,


8.20


A., 4 Geometry,


B., 4 Chemistry, B., 4 Physics,


2 German,


3 History,


1 French,


9.00


B., 4 Geometry,


3 Science,


1 Literature, Tues., 2 Literature, Thurs.,


A., 4 History,


3 Latin, Tues., 1 Latin, Thurs.,


9.45


1 News of the Day, Tu., 3 Compo. Exercises or 2 Compo. Exercises or A., 4 Compo. Exercises B., 4 Compo. Exercises 1 Geometry, Thurs., News of the Day, News of the Day, or News of the Day, or News of the Day.


10.30-10.45,


Recess,


10.55


1 Algebra, Tues.,


2 Chemistry, Tues., 1 Physics, Thurs.,


3 German, Thurs.,


College History, Thurs., 4 Latin,


11.35


2 Geometry, Tues., 2 Algebra, Thurs.,


A., 4 Chemistry, Tues., 3 Literature, Tues., A., 4 Physics, Thurs.,


B., 4 History, Tues., 1 History, Thurs.,


1 Latin, Tues., 3 Latin, Thurs.,


12.15


1 Rhetoricals, Tues., Singing, Thurs.,


3 Rectoricals, Tues.,


2 Rhetoricals, Tues.,


A., 4 Rhetoricals, Tues., College History, Thurs.,


B., 4 Rhetoricals, Tues.,


116


NOTE.


During the last half year, Botany and Physiology are substituted for Chemistry and Physics in the Fourth Class. § A Composition is required from each pupil once in three weeks.


117


Grammar Schools .- Order of Exercises.


TIME.


MONDAY.


TUESDAY.


WEDNESDAY.


THURSDAY.


FRIDAY.


A. M. 8.30- 9.30,


Opening Ex., Arithmetic,


9.30-10.30, History,


10.30-10.50, Recess,


10.50-11.40, Grammar,


11.40-12.00, Music,


Opening Ex., Arithmetic, History, Recess, Grammar, Music,


Opening Ex., Arithmetic, History, Recess, Grammar, Music,


Opening Ex., Arithmetic. History, Recess. Grammar, Music,


Opening Ex. Drawing, Drawing, Recess, Book-keeping Book-keeping


P. M.


2.00- 3.00, Geography, 3.00- 3.30, Spelling, 3.30- 4.00, Reading,


Geography, Spelling, Geography, Spelling, Mental Arith. Reading,


Reading, Spelling,


Reading, Composition,


Mental Arith. Composition,


Intermediate Schools .- Order of Exercises.


TIME.


MONDAY.


TUESDAY.


WEDNESDAY.


THURSDAY.


FRIDAY.


A. M. 9.00- 9.10, Opening


Exercises,


9.10- 9.30, Music, 9.30-10.00, Arithmetic, 10.00-10.30, Spelling, 10.30-10.50, Recess, 10.50-11.30, Geography, 11.30-12.00, Reading,


Opening Exercises, Music, Arithmetic, Spelling, Recess, Geography, Reading,


Opening Exercises, Spelling, Arithmetic, Spelling, Recess, Geography, Reading,


Opening Exercises, Music, Arithmetic, Spelling, Recess, Geography, Reading,


General Exercises. Music. Arithmetic. Spelling. Recess. Geography. Reading.


P. M. 2.00- 2.30,


Writing, 2.30- 3.00, Mental Arith. 3.00- 3.15, Gymnastics, 3.15- 4.00, Language Lessons, or


Drawing, Mental Arith. Gymnastics, Language Lessons, Hygiene,


Writing, Mental Arith. Gymnastics, Language Hygiene,


Drawing, Mental Arith. Gymnastics, Language Lessons, Hygiene,


Writing. Mental Arith. Gymnastics.


Hygiene,


or Lessons,


or


or General Exercises.


118


Primary Schools .- Order of Exercises.


TIME.


MONDAY.


TUESDAY.


WEDNESDAY.


THURSDAY.


FRIDAY.


A. M. 9.00- 9.15.


Opening Exercises,


Opening Exercises, Hygiene, Arithmetic, Reading, Singing, Recess, Language, Spelling,


Opening Exercises, Hygiene, Arithmetic, Reading, Singing, Recess, Language, Spelling, Mental Aritlı. Dismission,


Opening Exercises. Hygiene, Arithmetic, Reading, Singing, Recess,


Language, Spelling,


Opening Exercises, Hygiene, Arithmetic, Reading, Singing, Recess,


10.30-10.50,


Recess,


10.50-11.10, Language, 11.10-11-30, Spelling,


11.30-11.50, Mental Arith. Mental Arith, 12.00, Dismission, Dismission,


Mental Arith. Dismission,


Language, Spelling, Mental Arith. Dismission,


P. M. 2.00- 2.15, Drawing, 2.15- 2.30, Geography, 2.30- 3.00, Arithmetic,


Drawing, Geography, Arithmetic,


3.00- 3.10, Gymnastics,


3.10- 3.30, Reading,


3.30- 4.00, Spelling,


Drawing, Geography, Arithmetic, Gymnastics, Reading, Spelling,


Drawing, Geography, Arithmetic, Gymnastics, Reading, Spelling,


Drawing, Geography, Arithmetic, Gymnastics, Reading,


Gymnastics,


Spelling,


Reading, Spelling,


9.15- 9.30, Hygiene, 9.30-10.00, Arithmetic, 10.00-10.15, Reading, 10.15-10.30, Singing,


PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. 1


GRADUATION EXERCISES


-OF THE-


CLASS OF 1889, -AT-


DAVIS OPERA HOUSE, THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH,


AT 7.30 P. M.


120


PROGRAMME.


-


PART I.


MARCH, -


SALUTATORY,


ESSAY : Modes of Travel,


ESSAY : The Welcome Home,


P. H. S. Orchestra. Hannah M. Doody. Emma B. Shannon. Christine W. Dix.


ESSAY : "The More one Knows, the More one can Perform,"


Edith P. Hubbard.


CHORUS : 'Tis the Evening's Holy Hour, (Beethoven,)


School.


ESSAY : What and How ?


Joanna D. Parker.


ESSAY : Is Union with Canada Desirable? -


-


Robert C. Swift.


ESSAY : Summer Pastimes, - -


Emma W. Peterson.


CHORUS : Old Uncle Dan, (Rowe,) -


Frances R. Griffin.


ESSAY : House-Cleaning, - - - Mary W. Gooding. ESSAY : "A Light Heart Lives Long," Mabel F. Dunham. School.


CHORUS : Industree and Curiositee ! (Caldicott,)


ESSAY : A Familiar Face,


ESSAY : Good and Evil,


Arthur L. Bowditch. Effie D. Finney.


ESSAY : Brace Up ! - - Henry B. Howland.


ORCHESTRA.


Female Voices.


ESSAY : Our Indebtedness to Others,


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Town Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF PLYMOUTH


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31st,


189 I


6380G LIBRARY


UTI


PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1892.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Town Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF PLYMOUTH


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31st,


1891.


1


PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1892.


PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY


-


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


The Selectmen submit the following report for the year 1891 :-


The Treasurer is charged with -


Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1891 . $18,139 56


Water rents, labor and material 16,945 01


Dog fund from the County 757 69


Sales of lots in Vine Hills cemetery


311 96


Agawam and Half-way Pond fishery


802 50


Dividends of Old Colony Bank shares


400 00


Interest on delinquent taxes 513 80


Pedlar's licenses .


52 50


Rebate of interest on loans


32 28


State aid refunded by the State


1,726 50


Indigent aid refunded by the State 770 23


National Bank tax from the State


2,056 52


Corporation tax from the State


6,557 67


Interest on the Warren fund


50 00


Billiard licenses 22 00


Poor department reimbursements


1,341 59


Road 66 66


2,214 69


Insane poor "


466 79


Contingent "


66


1,667 80


School


66


79 00


School


income from Murdock fund.


18 25


Poor


66


18 25


Amount carried forward $54,944 59


4


Amount brought forward $54,944 59


Sale of herring brooks


97 00


Burial Hill reimbursements. 35 28


Liquor licenses


4 00


Chiltonville Burial Ground reimbursements. .


20 48


Licenses and shows


47 00


Taxes of 1887


33 61


1888.


317 81


66


1889


1,947 04


66


1890


6,437 03


1891


79,642 86


Court fees 158 50


Publication of Town Records


56 40


Bounty on seals .


65 00


Military aid reimbursements


108 00


Morton Park


97 50


Sidewalk


48 70


Plymouth Savings Bank (consolidation of Temporary Loan) . 22,000 00


Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank (consolida- tion of Temporary Loan


6,700 00


Land rent 3 00


New road reimbursements


79 24


Training Green reimbursements


82 51


From notes to old Colony National Bank.


8,000 00


From note to Plymouth Savings Bank for new High school-house 20,000 00


From note to Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank for new High school-house 20,000 00


1


1


High school-house reimbursements 79 33


Amount carried forward. $$221,004 88


P


1


5


Amount brought forward $221,004 88 Widows reimbursements 16 00


Sales of 'lots in Manomet cemetery


42 59


$221,063 47


The Treasurer is credited with the following payments :- On Duxbury & Cohasset R. R. notes $1,500 00


State tax 4,245 00


National Bank tax. 4,420 11


County tax


5,974 51


Vine Hills cemetery


364 15


Widows


150 00


Water works


16,677 82


Watch and police


2,290 71


Treasurer


600 00


Sexton


125 00


Town debt and interest.


2,218 11


Notes at Savings Banks


28,700 00


State aid


2,599 50


Schools


26,096 44


Roads and bridges


13,617 58


New roads


6,751 55


Insane poor


2,687 29


Poor


7,856 84


Fire department


3,050 86


Burial Hill


135 28


Contingent expenses


5,731 58


Lighting streets and Town House 4,456 66


Assessors 1,082 40


Public library


900 00


Agawam and Half-way Pond fishery


97 00


Amount carried forward $142,328 39


1


1


6


Amount brought forward. $142,328 39


Collector of taxes


569 81


Indigent soldiers aid · 1,420 46


Abatements


1,627 03


Town Records 175 00


One quarter of liquor licenses paid to State .. 1 00


Bounty on seals. 31 00


Military aid under Acts of 1889 and 1890 475 00


Training Green


259 48


Warren Fund


47 93


Sidewalks


1,533 13


Cedarville cemetery


21 10


Morton Park


598 41


Manomet cemetery


16 52


High school-house


31,965 38


Notes to Old Colony National Bank 8,000 00


Plymouth & Middleboro R. R. 5,000 00


Miscellaneous receipts carried to contingent. .


646 00


Cash on hand


26,347 83


$221,063 47


The Treasurer's books have been examined and found correct and all payments were properly vouched. The amount of cash on hand was found to be $26,347.83, as stated in the Treasurer's account.


JAMES D. THURBER, Auditor.


PLYMOUTH, January 25, 1892.


T C


7


The undrawn balances of the several appropriations are as follows :


Collector of taxes


$101 44


Abatements 1,561 79


Fire department 1,649 14


Fresh Brook fishery


13 92


Public library


600 00


Lighting streets and Town House


138 64


Schools


389 42


Roads and bridges


397 11


Town debt and interest


230 74


Warren Fund


1,030 51


Sidewalks


15 57


Cedarville cemetery


50 23


New High school-house


7,113 95


Manomet cemetery


26 07


Widows


34


Assessors


17 60


New roads


1,027 69


Poor.


1,670 15


Water works .


406 25


Vine Hills cemetery


488 99


$16,929 55


The overdrawn balances of the several appropriations are as follows :


Plymouth & Middleboro R. R., in anticipation of a loan


$5,000 00


Insane poor


25 83 .


Morton Park


91


Training Green


26 97


Contingent


63 78


Amount carried forward. $5,117 49


8


Amount brought forward. $5,117 49


Military aid


367 00


Indigent aid 768 73


Chiltonville burial ground


61 19


Town Records


847 44


Watch and police


90 71


$7,252 56


The amount paid to the Plymouth and Middleboro Rail- road Company, causing the overdraft of $5;000, was paid November 16th, before the loan authorized by the Town was made. The Treasury was reimbursed on the 7th of January after the loan had been negotiated. The loan of $50,000 authorized by the Town was taken at the above date by the Boston Provident Institution for Savings, bearing 4 per cent interest and payable in annual payments of five thousand dollars each as required by law.


Town Debt.


WATER LOAN FUNDED.


64,400 four per cent. bonds dated June 1st, 1885, payable within twenty years in an- nual payments of $2,800 $64,400 00


. 33,800 four per cent. bonds dated August 1st, 1890, of which the sum of $1,300 is payable annually 33,800 00


20,000 six per cent. bonds due August 1st, 1894, 20,000 00


Amount caraied forward. $118,200 00


T


N


9


Amount brought forward. $118,200 00


DUXBURY AND COHASSET RAILROAD LOAN.


Note to Plymouth Savings Bank, due April 1st, 1894, 4 per cent. $2,250 00


Note to Plymouth Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, due April 1, 1894, 4 per cent 2,250 00


$4,500 00


TEMPORARY LOAN.


Consolidated · loan at Plymouth Savings Bank, dated April Ist, 1891, $2,200, payable an- nually, 4} per cent $22,000 00


Consolidated loan at Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank, dated April 20th, 1891, $670, payable annually, 42 per cent 6,700 00 Note due to Plymouth Savings Bank, June 9th, 1892, 4 per cent 3,000 00


Notes to sundry persons on de- mand, 4 per cent. 1,700 00


$33,400 00


HIGH SCHOOL-HOUSE LOAN.


Note to Plymouth Savings Bank dated July 1st, 1891, 4 per cent. $2,000, payable annually $20,000 00 Note to Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank, dated July 1st, 1891, 4 per cent. $2,000, payable annually $20,000 00


40,000 00


Undrawn balances.


$196,100 00 16,929 55


Amount carried forward. $213,029 55


IO


Amount brought forward .. $213,029 55


LESS.


Uncollected taxes, 1887


$51 06


66


1888


72 09


1889


1,078 06


66


1890


2,678 62


66


1891


11,767 04


Indigent aid due from the State.


710 23


Due from the County for seals. .


31 00


State aid due from State


2,599 50


Cash on hand


26,347 83


45,335 43


Indebtedness due Dec. 31, 1891 .


$167,694 12


Indebtedness due December 31, 1890 133,861 14


Increase of indebtedness $33,832 98


The funded debt has increased by the High School loan of $40,000 and by the excess of overdrawn balances of 1891 over those of 1890, and reduced by payments of $4,100 on water bonds, and $1,500 on Duxbury and Cohasset Railroad notes, by the excess of bank and corporation taxes over the estimate, and by miscellaneous receipts, leaving the net in- crease of indebtedness $33,832.98 as above stated.


The High School-house loan of $40,000 was taken by the Plymouth Savings Bank and the Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank in equal amounts of $20,000 each, bearing in- terest at four per cent. from July 1st, 1891, and payable ten per cent. annually, in accordance with the requirements . of law.


II


Town Debt and Interest Account.


CR.


By balance from the old account $652 77


appropriation.


1,250 00


rebate of interest


32 28


interest on taxes


513 80


$2,448 85


DR.


To interest on loans


$2,131 61


66


" Warren fund


50 00


66


" Murdock fund


36 50


Undrawn balance


230 74


$2,448 85


Of the indebtedness of the Town $12,470.00 must be paid during the coming year. Of this amount $4,100 will be paid on water bonds out of the water receipts, and the payment of $1,500 on the Duxbury and Cohasset Railroad notes is provided for in the list of recommended appropriations at the end of this report. There remain to be paid $4,000 on the High School-house loan, and $2,870 on the two con- solidated temporary loans, leaving $6,870 to be provided for. If to this amount, accruing interest, less estimated interest on delinquent taxes, be added, an appropriation of $11,000, will be required for Town debt and interest. The temporary loan of $3,000 due June 9, 1892, can be renewed under the authority annually given to the Selectmen.


I2


Roads and Bridges.


CR.


By appropriation


$11,800 00


appropriation for deficiency


reimbursements from new roads.


420 70


66


66


street railroad


850 42


66


sewer (Samoset st.).


510 00


66


66


High school-house. .


238 20


60


sidewalks


30 25


Manomet bridge 25 00


sewer.


25 00


poor department


89 62


sundry reimbursements


25 50


$14,750 15


DR.


To balance of old account overdrawn


$735 46


payments in 1891.


13,617 58


balance undrawn.


397 11


$14,750 15


735 46


Besides the ordinary work of repair, special improve- ments have been made on Warren Avenue and the South Meadow Road. On the former of these the improvements, were made the more necessary by the extension of the Plymouth and Kingston Street Railway to Hotel Pilgrim. For this, and other work, the Town has been reimbursed by the Railway Company in the amount of $850.42. Cobb's and Finney's valleys have been widened and raised and the whole avenue been made more attractive and convenient. On the South Meadow Road the road machine has worked


to advantage, and about two miles of the road have been finished in a creditable manner. The Town is in possession of five horses, and through the season they were kept in- cessantly at work. While occupied in the construction of new roads their time has been charged to that department, and credited to the road department. Notwithstanding the heavy expenditures on Warren Avenue, and the purchase of two horses at a cost of $490, together with the cost of their accommodations in the Almshouse stable, a balance of $397.11 remains to the credit of the department. It is be- lieved that, in addition to this balance, an appropriation of $11,500 for the ensuing year will be sufficient. In connec- tion with this department, the Selectmen recommend that some action be taken by the Town to control the street watering, which is now carried on by private enterprise with a lack of judgment which causes serious detriment to the streets and great inconvenience to our people. It is advised that a vote be passed requiring persons engaged in the work to obtain from the Selectmen a permit stating the condition on which the work shall be carried on, prescribing the character of the equipment to be used, and requiring its methods and management to be under the control of the Board.


New Roads.


CR.


By appropriation.


$7,700 00


appropriation for deficiency 635 79


Reimbursements from road department 75 74


Sundry reimbursements 3 50


$8,415 03


14


DR.


To overdrawn balance of old account $635 79


payments in 1891 6,751 55


undrawn balance 1,027 69


$8,415 03


During the year five new streets have been constructed, to wit : Alden, Clyfton, Lincoln, Newfields and Winter streets. All the bills chargeable to this department have been paid except three for land damages on the line of Lincoln street, amounting to $918.40. After the payment of these damages. the actual balance available for this department for the en- suing year will be $109.25. Owing to an informality in the laying out of a new street at Wellingsly from the Sandwich road to the shore, a new laying out has been made and will be presented to the Town for acceptance at the annual meeting. Besides the construction of the above streets, Leyden and Water streets have been widened at and near their junction, making the total payments for the year $6,675.81, which is the amount stated in the above account. less the sum of $75.74, charged to this department and afterwards reimbursed by the road department. In addi- tion to the above balance of $109.25, an appropriation of $300 will be sufficient.


The cost of the various street constructions, street widen- ings and other work, has been as follows :


Lincoln street, labor and material, in-


cluding fences and gutter


$2,283 75


Land damages paid and unpaid 1,558 40 Total cost $3,842 15


I5


1,058 feet of 20-inch pipe and laying the same


from Sandwich street to the shore $1,306 50


Clyfton street 564 50


Newfields street 291 40


Winter street


189 60


Alden street


1,000 06


Widening Leyden and Water streets at the junc- tion 300 00


Widening Water street opposite the foot of Ley- den street 100 00


$7,594 21


Land damages unpaid


918 40


Total payments as stated above


$6,675 81


Water Works.


CR.


By undrawn balance of old account


$139 06


receipts from rents, etc. 16,945 01


$17,084 07


DR.


To payments in 1891


$16,677 82


undrawn balance 406 25


$17,084 07


I6


Contingent.


CR.


By appropriation. $4,000 00


appropriation for deficiency 466 46


armory rent. 400 00


sale of land


500 00


sundry receipts 767 80


overdrawn balance


63 78


$6,198 04


DR.


. To overdrawn balance of old account. $466 46


janitor of Town House.


178 36


return of births


36 75


armory rent.


575 00


desk


7 50


fires in the woods 414 74


registration board and expenses 230 00


hardware, lumber and labor.


78 75


fitting up room in Town House


22 50


Board of Health and expenses


439 75


services of Selectmen


946 86


printing, including town report


518 50


halls for town meetings


144 00


carriages


56 75


carting


16 00


express


7 15


travelling expenses


23 50


water bills 11 55


Amount carried forward. $4,174 12


I7


Amount brought forward. $4,174 12


To Auditor


75 00


Grand Army


150 00


Tellers and Inspectors


63 00


fish screen


57 41


tally lists


5 00


binding


41 05


boards on training green


82 51


expenses of arrests


81 64


shovels.


3 00


blacking box.


2 00


ringing bells on the Fourth of July.


4 00


returns of deaths


35 75


permits for burial


22 65


returns of marriages, etc


99 10


Town Clerk. 50 00


seal expenses


7 00


bill case.


2 00


expenses attending state election.


14 13


stationery


32 31


index


5 00


Auctioneer's fee


7 00


recording cemetery lots


8 81


post-office bills


83 20


Kingston tax


92


recording deeds


2 30


lunches at elections, etc


32 25


police expenses.


12 75


heating and lighting the armory


320 00


surveys .


55 50


fuel . . .


128 68


Clerk of the Selectmen


125 00


Amount carried forward. $5,783 08


2


18


Amount brought forward.


$5,783 08


To rifle range.


53 42


Moderators' fees 20 00


drinking fountain


10 65


cushions .


3 00


care of town clock


25 00


hearings before Land and Harbor and County Commissioners 16 00


Carver tax


4 80


settlement of suit and attorney's fees 245 00


sundries 37 09


$6,198 04


It will be seen in the above analysis that the sum of $948.42 has been paid out on account of the Standish Guards. Of this amount the sum of $400 is refunded by the State for the rent of the armory. The heating and light- ing, as well as the armory itself, and the maintenance of a rifle range, are required by law.


The sum of $439.75 has been paid for services and ex- penses of the Board of Health. The Selectmen recommend that a Board of Health be omitted in the list of officers chosen by the Town in order that the Selectmen, as provided by law, may become the Board of Health, and the sum of $375 charged for services be saved to the Town.


The sum of $57.41, charged on account of a fish screen, is the amount paid for the construction of a screen, and keep- ing it clear for the passage of water at the flumes on Eel River. It is believed that if herrings, in going down the river after spawning, and the young herrings are protected from the factory wheels, and are obliged to follow the waste ways, the Eel River fishery will become a valuable one.


T


B


19


Lighting Streets and Town House.


CR. *


By appropriation


$4,600 00


DR.


To balance overdrawn on old account $4 70


payments in 1891 4,456 66


undrawn balance 138 64


$4,600 00


There are now eighteen arc lights and one hundred and ninety-two incandescent, the former at an annual cost of $80 each, and the latter of $19, amounting in all, including the sum of $12 for lighting the lock-up, to $5,100. No charge is made for lighting the Town House. For the maintenance of the present number of lights an appropriation of $5,000, in addition to the undrawn balance of $138.64, will be required.


Watch and Police.


CR.


By appropriation. $2,200 00


appropriation for deficiency 101 42


overdrawn balance 90 71




Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.